1. There are always at least 24 active GPS satellites orbiting the Earth though there are more than 30 at present out there. The first set of 24 satellites was sent up in 1989 2. The idea of Geo Positioning System or Global Positioning System came from LORAN and Decca Navigation System, which were used during World

Merrick, N.Y- Two years ago 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo walked out of his school in Queens. His body was found later in the East River after months. A mother with special needs children in Nassau County is using GPS to track her children. "I haven't slept in my own bed for about the past four

Bengaluru: By March 2016, India’s Global Positioning System (GPS), known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), and GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) will be ready. Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar said that The Indian Satellite Research Organisation (ISRO) is aiming to make signals available from these satellites not only to India

New Delhi: For those patients going for ultrasonography, an identity proof will be made mandatory. Additionally active tracers and GPS will be introduced in each ultrasound machine and CCTV cameras will be made compulsory at entry point of each ultrasound centre. The State Supervisory Board Meeting of the Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation

The new start up technology, RailYatri.in concentrated on train travellers, launched GPS train tracking platform ‘RailRadar GPS’. It helps to track the real-time movement of trains across the nation on a Google map. “With this release, the award-winning train travel app has taken the 1st concrete step towards the longstanding train tracking challenge using

Chennai: As per plan, Chennai auto meters will be enabled with GPS meters and issue printed receipts within about six months. When high court asked about the timeframe required to implement meters having printers and GPS in Tamil Nadu autorickshaws, the state government on Monday confirmed that the tender process to procure of such

Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a Meru cab driver involved in the gang rape of a woman in west Delhi. The 37-year-old victim identified the location of the vehicles at the spot. On the basis of Global Positioning System (GPS), a list of names as well as the address of Meru Cab drivers was

New Delhi: The two-wheelers hired through the newly-introduced bike-on-rent facility in the national capital will be installed with Global Positioning System (GPS). This will help to track the vehicles. Inspired by Goa, the government introduced bike-on-rent scheme that will be accessible on rent at metro stations, ISBTs, railroad stations and vital spots over the

Swedish insurance company introduced a clever idea against reckless and rash drivers: children-voiced GPS which triggers dense area with children. Slow Down GPS is an application that transforms a smartphone into a GPS navigation device with remarkable eccentricity. When you travel through streets with schools, play areas or other territories dense with children, the

Thiruvananthapuram: Country’s first two-day road safety hackathon came to an end at Technopark on Sunday. Young talkies came together for developing software and hardware solutions to minimise road accidents in the state. The event witnessed non-stop coding with the participation of more than two hundred youngsters. The event showcased a lot of ideas and